London fast and slow
Great little film (which took a lot of work I imagine) by Chris Searson. Rush Hour London from Chris Searson on Vimeo.
Zuhal and NYOI on BBC Front Row
Zuhal’s National Youth Orchestra of Iraq is all go. The Summer School has been happening and their first performance is next Sunday in Northern Iraq. They’ve also been making waves in the media over here. Here’s Zuhal speaking about the project on BBC Radio 4′s Front Row programme. The interview starts at 23 minutes in. Please do donate to help make sure this wonderful project [...]
Organising the swarm
There’s something wonderful about co-ordinated mass activity like this. Bit like motorcycle display teams for the internet generation. [hat tip to Alfie]
Jeremy Clarkson is right
Not normally somebody I agree with, but Clarkson’s piece to end the current series of Top Gear was quite special. I think he’s right – the best hydrocarbon powered vehicles (planes, trains and automobiles) have been built. Now it’s time for something different. Nice music too.
Just the beginning
My favourite business journalist, Peter Day, writing on the occasion of 21 years working on In Business: Some 10 years ago the great management thinker the late Peter Drucker told me that he did not think that the computer had yet begun to effect the way organisations were managed. At the time, it seemed to be a crazy remark, but thinking about it afterwards it [...]